﻿#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: UTF-8-*-
'''
Use python to access operating system commands

Read Text Extension for OpenOffice.org (for Linux) :
  See: http://sites.google.com/site/readtextextension/
  Tools > Add-Ons > Read Selection... Dialog setup:
  External program: /usr/bin/python
  Command line: "(OS_PY)" --c "espeak -f '(TMP)'"
Copyright (c) 2011 James Holgate
'''
import getopt, sys, os, readtexttools

def usage():
  sA = ' ' + os.path.split(sys.argv[0])[1]
  print ("")
  print ("Usage")
  print((sA + " --c ""string"" "))
  print ("")

def playscript(s1):
  try: 
    print (s1)
    readtexttools.myossystem(s1)
  except (getopt.GetoptError):
    print ('I was unable to do the command!')
    usage()
    sys.exit(2)

def main():
  s1=""
  try:
    opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "hc", ["help", "command="])
  except (getopt.GetoptError):
    # print help information and exit:
    print ( "option was not recognized" )
    usage()
    sys.exit(2)
  for o, a in opts:
    if o in ("-h", "--help"):
      usage()
      sys.exit(0)
    elif o in ("-c", "--command"):
      s1=a
    else:
      assert False, "unhandled option"
  if (s1==""):
    s1=sys.argv[-1]
  s2=s1.encode( "utf-8" )
  playscript(s2)
  sys.exit(0)

if __name__ == "__main__":
  main()
